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Furthermore, concerning the language and the Australian-specific expressions that I have identify in this song, I can distinguish as relevant ones “smoko”, “true blue”, “Vegemite”, “mate” or “fair dinkum”, because in my opinion they convey some main aspects of Australian daily life and

Good morning/afternoon Mr Webster and 8 Mahoney. Banjo Paterson, a renowned Australian poet of the 19th and 20th centuries, wrote countless ballads that explored the idea of Australian identity. Although Australian identity has undergone several changes, its foundations remain largely unchanged. Paterson’s unique background allowed him to explore Australian identity from a perspective that otherwise could only be obtained through the melding of various poets, thus allowing for an unrivalled insight into the concept of the Aussie lad. One of Paterson’s one hundred and sixty-two poems, The Geebung Polo Club, written in 1893, explores the ideas of mateship, resilience and fortitude, all of which are fundamental to the idea of the Aussie lad.

Readers often find Katharine Susannah Prichard’s “The Cooboo” deeply unsettling. The narrative is set in Australia during the European settlement of the continent. The plot revolves around an Aboriginal woman named Rose who is renowned amongst her peers for being an excellent cattle driver. She was so good, that her white bosses even held her skills higher than the other white musterers of the day. This all changed, once she became in the possession of a Cooboo. This term Cooboo is slang for the sound that an infant makes, and had become synonymous with the word for baby. Rose now had this Cooboo to worry about and care for, and it was hurting her efficiency and ability to drive cattle. This was deeply frustrating for her, because she found her identity in her ability to cattle muster. In the story, she was reprimanded by her superior for letting the cattle mob break three times in one day. She used to be his best, but now his go to girl is Minni, who Rose thought “did not ride or track nearly as well as Rose” (Prichard 17). Minni was very pleased with her own performance that day, and was “jabbering of the tobacco she would get” (Prichard 26). Rose was also being ridiculed by all the men, and her and Minni’s man Wongana had called her “a hen who did not know where she laid her eggs” (Prichard 25). This was maddening to Rose, who reasoned that the baby could be blamed for all of her current struggles. While riding back with Minni, Rose took the Cooboo from her breast and

Through the use of poetic devices, the author has successfully encouraged the audience to explore their thoughts on Australian identity and to reflect on our nation’s history.

“Remember the Code, the woman said. The coach wrench turns the wagon wheel. The turkey buzzard flies a short distance. And he’s hidden in plain sight. The blacksmith is handling marriage these days. Don’t forget the double wedding rings and the five points. And it ain’t the song, it’s the singer of it. It’s got to be sung twice, y’know, the song. That’s the song yet sung.” (18)

values, assumptions and voice of the poem and of Australia at that time, one that shows courage and

The adversarial nature of Australia’s court system deal with facts and legal implications. Here lies the establishment of such principles that make the law

Australia’s National Film and Sound Registry is a prestigious collection of media which portrays the zeitgeist of a group of people or time, this registry is updated annually with powerful songs which are considered anthems. Archie Roach’s 1990 folk song ‘Took The Children Away’ has recently been selected for consideration as it eloquently draws attention to an important part of Australian history and is undoubtedly a uniting anthem for the Aboriginal people. There are a myriad of poetic devices successfully implemented in this song which serve to intensify meaning and provoke thought. In addition, there are powerful ideologies subtly woven throughout the lyrics which allow listeners to understand and relate to Roach’s words and feelings. Also,

Over the past fifty years, the British Music Publishing industry has undergone dramatic changes. It has evolved as an entity with innovations in technology, changes and creations of laws and new mediums to promote and exploit songs to a wider audience. Therefore, the way in which the music publishing industry operates and exploits its assets has completely transformed, and continues to do so at a rapid pace. This paper will attempt to explore the ways in which publishers exploit song copyrights and the way in which this has changed over the past 60 years. It is important to define what is meant by copyright and its role within the industry. The Performing Right Society website states: “Copyright

Copyright is the legal right, to an inventor to perform, print, publish, film, or record artistic, literary, or musical material, and to allow others to do the same. Copyright law was developed to provide the creators and inventors of any works with powerful and effective rights of exclusivity over their creations (Patterson & Lindberg, 1991). Over the past, these rights were almost unlimited. People would use existing developments as if they were their own without any regard of the creator’s exclusive rights. The need to balance and limit such rights arose, and governments established these limits for the general good of the public.

Along with the development of a file format (MP3) to store digital audio recordings, came one of the new millennium’s most continuous debates – peer-to-peer piracy – file sharing. Internet companies such as Napster and Grokster became involved in notable legal cases in regards to copyright laws in cyberspace. These two cases are similar in nature, yet decidedly different. In order to understand the differences and similarities, one should have an understanding of each case as well as the court’s ruling.

The language of INSERT song A and song B have a number of similarities and key differences that provide an insight into their respective time periods. The language in song A uses words like ‘chipper’ and ‘happy’. The languages suggest that in 1930 people tried to escape in the song. This song was published in 1930 which is during the great depression. At that time, many Australian were poor and out of work. So they tried to find their other happy life in the song even if it was not true. This is different to song B because this is the song which is sung against the angry emotion. It uses the words like ‘We don’t need no education’ and ‘Teachers leave them kids alone’. The languages suggest that in 1979

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Major record companies and internationally known bands such as Metallica and many others soon realized how badly Napster was taking a toll on their profits resulting in a major lawsuit charging Napster with contributory and vicarious copyright infringement -(“Piracy and File-Sharing”).  Napster appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Ninth Circuit Court noted that plaintiffs had established a prima facie case of direct copyright infringement, meaning that the record labels had to prove their ownership of the allegedly infringed content in order to establish their case -(“Piracy and File- Sharing”). 

Music copyright is the right to exclusively reproduce original music or works of an individual or group of musical creators. This right is granted by the Australian Law. This gives the writer a legal control of his or her original work, meaning, the subject can dictate how it should be used and distributed. The music author therefore has the right to take legal action upon anyone who uses the work without permission. (Christie 2012 np) Copyright infringement on the other hand is violation of this patent’s right. This right is mainly invaded in two ways, unauthorised download from, an unlicensed source or, unpermitted distribution of the music to other parties. The latter faces heftier penalties because in the eyes of the law, it is akin to stealing. (Larsson et.al 2014 p. 17)